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conor_orourke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse
elnelson's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Eating disorder, and Incest
Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Body horror, Blood, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent
esme_bonner's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Incest
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Addiction
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Blood
bowden's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Incest, and Drug abuse
mmccombs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
However, once we got to the incident with Harry Percy, I suddenly felt invested. I loved the charm between these characters, the way their differences and similarities bounced off one another.
But then the energy and momentum of the story kind of fizzled out for me, a lot of the action felt repetitive and I was waiting for a bit more development from these characters.
I did love the connection between Catholicism (and a lot of guilt), Hal’s relationship with his father (complicated, to say the least), the long line of history that tethered this family together, and the Shakespearian-ness of it all. The sentence-level craft of it was well done, so even though the story didn’t totally work for me, the structure of it did.
I have a feeling that this will be a polarizing book people will have opinions about, but if you are a reader that prefers (messy) character-driven novels, enjoyed the Henriad (or maybe even Succession), and are down for some privileged white boy drama, I think this will be a book for you.
Thanks to NetGalley and Unnamed Press for the eARC!
Graphic: Incest, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail